Najib’s lawyer raises 109 objections to ex-1MDB CEO’s witness statement
1MDB counsel Lee Shih says about 80% of the objections relate to hearsay.
Former 1MDB CEO Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi's testimony in the US$5.64 billion civil suit against former Prime Minister Najib Razak and others has been postponed. Najib's legal team, led by Shafee Abdullah, objected to Shahrol's 168-page witness statement, citing 80% of the content as hearsay and opinion. The objections were submitted to the High Court, with the legal team requiring additional time to review them before addressing them in court.
Shahrol was set to testify after Angela Barkhouse, an offshore asset recovery specialist, had concluded her testimony. The suit, filed on May 7, 2021, also names former 1MDB CEO Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil, former executive director Casey Tang, and others.
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